ACCANTIA GROUP HOLDINGS
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£64m
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.8m
-72.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,592,000 | £7,004,000 | -£1,000 | -100% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,121,000 | £10,207,000 | £2,830,000 | -72.3% | |
| Net profit | £9,241,000 | £9,407,000 | £2,122,000 | -77.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,311,000 | £61,718,000 | £63,840,000 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £52,311,000 | £61,718,000 | £63,840,000 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £52,311,000 | £61,718,000 | £63,840,000 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 5.0% | 11.3% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.8% | 43.0% | 42.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.40x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | 12.40x | — | — |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ACCANTIA GROUP HOLDINGS 2010-02-04 → present
- ACCANTIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2004-01-27 → 2010-02-04
- PINKWOOD LIMITED 2003-10-28 → 2004-01-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ACCANTIA GROUP HOLDINGS · parent
- Accantia Health & Beauty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024 the Company entered into an agreement on 4th June 2024 to sell its legally owned trademark (i.e., brand name) "Simple" to Unilever Global IP Limited effective from 1st January 2024.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Accantia Health & Beauty Limited has been dissolved on 25th June 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERKELEY, James Alexander Hamilton | Director | 2026-07-16 | Feb 1971 | British |
| CRASKE, Emily Laura | Director | 2023-11-15 | Jul 1993 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONWAY, Amarjit Kaur | Secretary | 2014-01-21 | 2015-12-31 |
| EARLEY, James Oliver | Secretary | 2016-03-16 | 2025-01-20 |
| HATHERLY, Peter John | Secretary | 2004-01-22 | 2010-10-26 |
| HAZELL, Richard Clive | Secretary | 2014-01-21 | 2022-11-28 |
| MAGOL, Spenta | Secretary | 2016-03-16 | 2018-06-05 |
| THURSTON, Julian | Secretary | 2014-01-21 | 2016-02-23 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-10-28 | 2004-01-22 |
| THE NEW HOVEMA LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-08-31 | 2013-11-14 |
| HALLIWELL, Martin Paul | Director | 2009-12-22 | 2011-08-31 |
| HATHERLY, Peter John | Director | 2003-11-13 | 2010-10-26 |
| HAZELL, Richard Clive | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2022-11-28 |
| KING, Amanda Louise | Director | 2016-11-10 | 2025-06-23 |
| LAYTON, Matthew Robert | Nominee Director | 2003-10-28 | 2003-11-13 |
| MONAGHAN, Thomas | Director | 2009-12-22 | 2011-08-31 |
| PERCY, Geoffrey Michael | Director | 2003-11-13 | 2010-08-31 |
| PUDGE, David John | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2003-11-13 |
| RIGBY, Rebecca Sarah | Director | 2023-05-23 | 2025-06-23 |
| SCHMIDT, Gary Peter | Director | 2009-12-22 | 2011-07-15 |
| THURSTON, Julian | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2016-10-07 |
| WAIDA, Isabel Grit, Dr | Director | 2025-06-23 | 2026-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever U.K. Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-15 | Active |
| Unilever Uk Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.